About: Chothen Brooke

Every year it happens. We take all of our students to volunteer in the Balboa Hospitality tent at the Chicago Marathon. In the weeks preceding the event various students will tell the teachers how nervous they are.  These are actual people!  What if they’re not up for the task?  What if they start cramping and…

From the Hartford Courant: When Anne Romus got breast cancer, she continued to work while receiving chemotherapy, a lumpectomy and radiation. She enjoyed the hand and shoulder massages offered while receiving treatment at St. Francis Hospital's Comprehensive Women's Infusion Center, but figured she didn't have time to sample the integrative medicine services also offered at…

From Digital Journal: A therapeutic massage can have benefits that exceed many clients' expectations. While most people seek a massage to soothe sore and stressed muscles, there are times when clients may experience an unexpected emotional release during or after their session. During a massage session, the body may experience changes at both the structural…

From Kelly Steele of the Windsor Star: I’ve never made it a secret how much I dislike feet. Anyone in my life knows the chances of getting a foot rub from me is unlikely. But, to be fair, I also don’t expect others to touch mine. When I showed up at Fusion Massage Therapy Studio…

Mike Hovi is Soma’s Program Director and one of Soma’s most beloved instructors.  He’s been teaching at Soma since its inception almost 20 years ago, and even between his work with the American Massage Therapy Association and his own practice, he has no plans of slowing down any time soon. In the wake of the Summer…